Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Two rays of light slowly flew out of the Lanke Mountains along the bank of the Passing River.

Because his escape speed was not fast, he frequently encountered low-level disciples of Dao Sect on the way.

Seeing Fu Qinglan, the disciples he knew often saluted and said hello, and Fu Qinglan responded in the same aloof manner as usual.

But the flicker in her eyes revealed the turmoil in her heart.

Finally, when she was about to reach Tiandi Peak, she couldn't help it anymore.

"Mr. Qi, I lost to you in just one meeting?"

"Um."

Luo Chen said casually, his expression was extremely calm.

Faced with this indifferent reaction, as if he had just run over an ant, Fu Qinglan became more and more excited.

That's Qixiong City!

A loyal servant carefully cultivated by a wealthy family!

Originally, I was trained to be a Dharma Protector, so I have been practicing body-training-related exercises since I was a child.

Later, after reaching the third level of body refining, the Baking Furnace, he was sent to the Western Desert. While handling the secular affairs of the Shi family, he learned Buddhist body refining methods.

Yes, in today's world of mountains and seas, the practice of body training has long since declined, and only West Desert Buddhism still persists in this aspect of practice.

But no one expected that Qi Xiongcheng, who went to the Western Desert for "further training", would reveal his Nascent Soul cultivation when he came back!

Dual cultivation of Dharma and body is a situation that no one expected.

It is precisely because of this that Qi Xiongcheng's reputation suddenly grew.

Many people believe that he will leave the Shi family and establish his own business by virtue of his Nascent Soul realm.

It can be said that Qi Xiongcheng is very strong. His accomplishments in physical training earned him the nickname "Old Ghost Qi" in the resource-poor West Desert. His dual cultivation of law and body made him even more famous.

If coupled with the rich fighting experience he has gained along the way, his strength cannot be underestimated even by the Taoist genius who has not been tempered.

But even such a being could not even make a single move against Luo Chen!

Fu Qinglan had just seen clearly that when Qi Xiongcheng failed to succeed, there was a big gap. As long as Luo Chen was willing, he could kill him in an instant.

At least, it was also the result of serious injuries!

"Is this why grandpa has so much confidence in him?"

Fu Qinglan vaguely noticed that Luo Chen's method without any pyrotechnics was biased towards the illusion of the soul. Maybe it was performed so perfectly at the critical moment, which still shocked her.

I even couldn't help but think about it, if I faced Luo Chen, the outcome would be...

This reverie did not continue at all.

Because Luo Chen spoke.

"Next, I will stay at Tiandi Peak and not go out, just waiting for the Mirage Dragon Cave to open. If there is nothing important, don't bother me."

Fu Qinglan hesitated for a moment, but seeing Luo Chen's determination, she understood that the other party didn't like the excitement.

As a casual cultivator, that's what it is.

It was a pity, she wanted to introduce Luo Chen to her two friends.

But when he looked at Luo Chen's tall figure leaving, he felt a sense of security in his heart.

"He is so powerful, so can I hope to gain more in the Mirage Dragon Cave?"

…

When returning to the Tiandi Peak, Luo Chen saw a ray of light flying out, heading towards the Lanke Mountains in the upper reaches of the Passing River.

"It's already this hour, why don't you go to Taoyuan?"

Luo Chen muttered.

But when he was about to enter the mountain, he subconsciously looked back at the escaping light.

The uncovered face inside seemed somewhat familiar.

"It seems to be Lin Bufan from the Lin family in the competition information?"

He had some impression of this person, because Lin Bufan was the Xiao Linzi mentioned by Fu Qinglan and one of Fu Qinglan's friends.

"How did he come out of Tiandi Peak? I remember that his guardian was his servant."

The Tianyuan clan cultivates countless servants and followers.

Among these people, there are occasionally high-level monks born.

But most of them come from the Twelve Giant Houses.

For example, for families like the Thirty-sixth, it is considered good to be able to cultivate servants at the Golden Core stage, but it is basically impossible for them to be at the Nascent Soul stage.

After all, with those resources, it would be better to pour them into his own children.

However, the Lin family is an exception. The head of the family adopted a young boy in his early years and named him a servant, but he was actually an adopted son.

Although he was not qualified to join the Tianyuan Dao Sect, he devoted all his efforts to training him and brought him to the early stage of Nascent Soul.

This kind of person knows his roots and his loyalty is unquestionable.

Therefore, the servant named Lin Jingtang was Lin Bufan's protector.

As thoughts flowed through his mind, Luo Chen floated up the mountain.

When passing by the huge square in front of the Star Gate, I saw Qideng Zhenren.

Luo Chen stopped to say hello, "Elder Qideng!"

"So you're a deserter, where have you been?" Qideng Zhenren with a withered face asked with a smile.

Luo Chen pointed in one direction, "Just came back from Taoyuan."

Master Qideng suddenly said, "That's right. When I first came to Zhongzhou, I was also very interested in the so-called Go game played by the monks in this state. But over time, I lost the intention to join in the fun."

Qideng Zhenren came from the Western Desert.

The specific age is unknown, but he has joined Tiandi Peak for three hundred years, and his current state is in the late Nascent Soul stage.

But these are not important. What is important is that he is one of the nineteen elders of Tiandi Peak!

At the same time, he is also the monk from outside the Tiandi Peak who has the most contact with Luo Chen.

The Seven Elders had previously decided to grant him the status of Foreign Affairs Elder, and he participated in all arrangements for the cave, and even personally handed over to Luo Chen.

This is also the reason why Luo Chen took the initiative to stop and say hello.

Luo Chen asked curiously: "The elder is not interested, so why are you standing here?"

It can’t just be a walk!

Master Qi Deng shook his head, "Expelling people."

"Expelling people?" Luo Chen was stunned.

Master Qideng pursed his lips, "Didn't you see that boy from the Lin family when you came back?"

"You mean Lin Bufan?"

"Yes, this kid has been living on the Tiandi Peak for more than half a year. Because he doesn't follow the rules, I can only kick him out."

"oh."

Luo Chen nodded. Although he didn't understand what Lin Bufan was doing at Tiandi Peak, he at least explained why he left Tiandi Peak at this time.

Now that we have met, we always have to exchange a few words.

Luo Chen simply stopped and started chatting with Master Qideng.

Needless to say, this small talk really gave him some inside information.

The time is about half a year later.

The location, Tiandi Peak, is in the square below Luo Chen's feet.

Character, Dansheng Chu Yan!

"At that time, all twelve wealthy families and thirty-six aristocratic families in Zhongzhou will be present to watch the ceremony, and countless poor families will also elect representatives to come. There will even be powerful men from the four continents who will come to the table to pay tribute to the Alchemy Saint."

"Most of the powerful people in our Tiandi Peak, except those outside, will basically show up."

"I heard that fellow Taoist, you want to be the guardian to enter the Mirage Dragon Cave. When the time comes, it would be better to be on site."

Luo Chen was shocked at how quickly time passed, and also curious about why it was better for him to be there.

In response, Elder Qi Deng only smiled slightly.

"I have only been in the Heaven and Earth Peak for three hundred years, and I have never seen the last time the Mirage Dragon Cave was opened. But it is recorded in the classics, and I think the rich family master will inform you when the time comes."

Luo Chen returned to Cave No. 78 with doubts.

He really wanted to know what the connection between Alchemy Saint's Ascension Ceremony and the opening of Mirage Dragon Cave was, but he was just a foreign affairs guest, not even an ordinary Star Gate guest. He had no authority to access relevant classics, so he had to give up.

Luo Chen didn't plan to go out again in the next time.

It's not just that he's not interested in the excitement, but he doesn't want to get involved in some unnecessary disputes.

I just went out today and Qi Xiongcheng provoked him to test him. It was definitely not a reckless move out of anger at him for taking away his identity as a guardian!

In his opinion, it was more likely Shi Ju's secret hint.

And in a situation like this, as the competition is approaching, it's hard to guarantee that other family members won't have this idea.

After all, the opponent's intelligence only stays on paper. If there is an opportunity to test it in person, no one will miss it.

Under this current situation, maintaining a certain degree of mystery will be more conducive to subsequent actions.

Luo Chen's plan was still as step-by-step as before.

Under the condition that daily practice cannot be carried out, the proficiency of Hongyuan Pill and Great Soul Pill is raised to the master level.

The latter has achieved its goal.

Then you can take the high-grade Great Soul Pill to promote the improvement of the divided soul.

At the same time, Luo Chen is still paying attention to the changes in his original true fire. The withering true fire is constantly moving towards withering and dying. Judging from time, it should not be long before it reaches its peak and then declines.

…

As Luo Chen expected, as the competition drew closer, the investigation into the intelligence of the competitors became more intense.

Especially the information about the guardians of Tianyuan Dao Sect's participating disciples!

Among these guardians, Luo Chen is the most inconspicuous, but also the most dazzling!

He is inconspicuous because he has relatively the least information. His rise was too short, and the major families had not had time to collect information about him.

But it was dazzling because of his status as a casual cultivator.

The other guardians were either well-informed servants of the wealthy clans, or well-known powerful people invited by large forces, but Luo Chen was just a casual cultivator with no real skills.

Logically speaking, casual cultivators are not something to be afraid of, but being able to push away a strong man like Qi Xiongcheng shows that the wealthy family has confidence in Luo Chen's strength.

Most people don't know much about Luo Chen.

But there are always some people who have their own channels.

For example, in Taoyuan, after listening to Qi Xiongcheng's description, Shi Ju showed an extremely interested look on his face.

Proficient in soul illusion?

Can it even deflect the attack of the Nascent Soul cultivator?

Just these two points are enough to make people wary.

This information was obtained by Shi Ju who sent someone to test Luo Chen personally.

In a quiet cave in the Langke Mountains, Master Long Yuan took over a jade slip from Chang Fengzi.

As soon as the Divine Master probed into it, dense information came pouring in.

After a while, he put down the jade slip with hesitation.

"Is this information true?"

Changfengzi nodded quickly, "It should be true. This was sent personally by Elder Shen Wandou, who has lived in Shenyuan City in Beihai for a long time. Some of it is confirmed, and some of it is reasonable speculation. Even the speculation part was investigated by me with the help of the Shen family in Zhongzhou. That’s totally true.”

"The first time he showed up, he defeated the Lord of the Heavenly Stream in the field collision, which attracted the attention of Old Monster Minghuo. Senior Brother Shen personally tested it, and his spiritual consciousness performed well. He named himself the Desolate Man, and compared it with the three major powers in the North Sea. Sanren… this Demon Lord Qingyang has reached this point in just a hundred years?”

Master Long Yuan felt a little incredible.

With the performance of Luo Chen's Nascent Soul Realm of Desolate Man, he only thought that the other party's strength was good.

But in terms of intelligence, Shen Wandou of the Beihai Tianyuan Merchant Alliance connected him with the Qingyang Demon Lord who had gained fame in the Ten Thousand Immortals Association in his early years.

That Qingyang Demon Lord was only in the middle stage of the Golden Elixir when he first entered the Ten Thousand Immortals Association!

Why is this so?

However, judging from the fire method that Huangsanren is good at, as well as the spiritual pet black dragon that entered the Coral Sea and solved the siege of the Zhou family, it can be seen that he does meet some of the characteristics of the Qingyang Demon Lord.

In particular, the ancestor of the Zhou family took the initiative to befriend him, and he also accepted a junior female cultivator who was not from the Zhou family. The female cultivator named Zhang Jingqing was closely related to the Zhang family on Penghu Lotus Island. The Zhang family was once a vassal of the Qingyang Demon Lord.

Under the investigation of clan chief Fengzi, the junior female cultivator and another maid now stayed in the land of the wealthy family in Zhongzhou.

Based on all the information, it is very likely that Huangsanren is the Qingyang Demon Lord!

And Luo Hai is naturally Luo Chen.

Chang Fengzi said tentatively: "The fact that he has undergone such a huge change may be related to the fact that he went to the Demonic Land?"

Master Long Yuan frowned, "It's possible. After all, if you can come out of the Demonic Land alive, you will definitely gain something."

Changfengzi said regretfully: "If the land of the fallen demon really had such a great blessing, if you, head of the family, had gone there in the first place..."

After returning to Zhongzhou, Master Long Yuan has completely taken control of the poor Liu family and became the current head of the family.

Facing the regrets of his clansmen, he glared sharply.

"What do you know? Everyone can go to that place, but I, a disciple of the Tianyuan Dao Sect, can't go there!"

Changfengzi was stunned.

Master Long Yuan didn't explain much.

First of all, he didn't bother to obtain the inheritance of the Heavenly Refining Demon Lord in the Land of the Fallen Demon, and the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven had his own creation.

Secondly, the Taoist masters and disciples told him some secrets that told him not to step into the Demonic Land.

But there is no need to tell the clansmen about these things.

"If it is really Demon Lord Qingyang, then you have to thank him for saving the three of you in the Sea of ​​Sinking."

Chang Fengzi nodded subconsciously.

When he, Guan Xiaoping, and Wu Tao went to Beihai to practice together, his original intention was to imitate his uncle Long Yuan, and gain the opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul stage with the help of Beihai resources and the training of life and death.

But later, the demon alliance was broken from the Arctic Yemo Sky, and the situation was too dangerous.

They were just three golden elixir monks. Under such a general situation, it was impossible to do anything, so they had to go back to Zhongzhou first.

Chang Fengzi still had fresh memories of the most dangerous experience in the Sunken Sea.

Demon Lord Qingyang was kind to him.

But the deserted people...

"He is your enemy now, the head of the family. How can I be grateful to him? When the competition is over, it will not be too late for me to thank him again." Chang Fengzi said.

Master Long Yuan shook his head, "You are narrow-minded."

Chang Fengzi was stubborn and said, "Just let my nephew be so narrow-minded! However, are you sure about this person, head of the family?"

Master Long Yuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

The smile was full of confidence.

"He and I both had babies in Beihai. Before that, I was invincible at the Golden Core Stage. Now that we are both Nascent Soul Masters, I was promoted earlier than him. How can I be afraid of him?"

"Besides, I am different from others. Mingyan and I help each other. We are not afraid of anyone in the Mirage Dragon Cave!"

Changfengzi looked solemn when he heard the word Mingyan.

Although the master-disciple line of Tianyuan Dao Sect has declined for a long time, it still exists alongside the family line.

Uncle Mingyan is the most outstanding genius in the current master-disciple lineage. With her help, the head of the family will surely seize the chance of greatness in the Mirage Dragon Cave this time!

"Don't worry about me. You should go back and prepare well! I hope that by then, you can also become famous in the Mirage Dragon Cave and show the prestige of my Liu family!" Master Long Yuan said encouragingly.

Chang Fengzi nodded confidently.

Although he comes from a poor family, he still has the ambition to imitate his uncle!

In particular, he also went to Beihai to practice, and he had seen blood, so he would not necessarily be weaker than those children of aristocratic families.

…

Zhongzhou became completely lively.

Whether it's because of the Alchemy Saint's ascension or the five-hundred-year competition, various forces from all the major families are rushing towards the Lanke Mountains.

Several nearby fairy cities are already overcrowded.

All kinds of news are constantly circulating.

The center of these news, Tiandi Peak, has become increasingly quiet, refusing all visits from outsiders.

Like the previous expulsion of Lin Bufan from the mountain, it was just a trivial matter before closing the mountain.

Everyone knows that Alchemy Saint will ascend soon, and even if he shows up occasionally, it will mostly be in his avatar.

She is practicing wholeheartedly for the last step!

Such a quiet environment also avoided some potential troubles for Luo Chen.

He practiced pills every day, took a big soul pill every month, and exercised the "Soul Splitting Technique" to feel the power of the divided soul.

In my free time, I basically read books.

All kinds of books!

He majored in skills related, puppetry related, alchemy classics, and even some chess records given by Fu Qinglan, he would occasionally read through them.

Fu Qinglan also sent a copy of Lan Ke Lingbao's magic weapon in front of Tiandi Peak.

Luo Chen spent a day researching and came to the conclusion that the power was extremely weak, but it was indeed similar to the Gui Shen Gu Lan Ke Hei Qi he had obtained back then.

In this way, he became more and more certain that the Ghost God Valley in the Eastern Wasteland had some connection with the Zhongzhou Tianyuan Dao Sect.

As for what the connection is?

Luo Chen was somewhat inclined towards the relationship between Beihai Penglai Immortal Sect and Tianyuan Dao Sect.

It's just that the forces in Beihai are relatively scattered, and there are dozens of immortal cultivation realms in Donghuang that don't belong to each other, but they are all under the control of the Mingyuan Sect. You can see it if you go to the elders.

Therefore, the Tianyuan Dao Sect could not place a large Nascent Soul-level force in the Eastern Wasteland, and could only use small forces like Ghost Valley to slowly infect it.

It's even possible that this kind of plan has been discovered by the Mingyuan faction, who unknowingly squeezed out the Guishen Valley, and ultimately sent it to the opening war and was destroyed in one fell swoop.

Luo Chen himself was shocked by this reverie.

If that were the case, the scale of Tian Yuan Dao Sect's plot would be truly shocking.

But judging from Tiandi Peak's grand plan to absorb the Four Continents Nascent Soul Master, his speculation is very likely to be tenable.

"That's all, it has nothing to do with me after all. I'm just a passerby."

Luo Chen comforted himself like this.

Then, he turned his attention to the changes in the original true fire in his body.

It has been a year since I left the Fujiawangwu Mountains.

After digesting the withered source fire marrow, the withered true fire continues to weaken.

Originally, the rate of decline was very slow, but after Luo Chen found out that he had come to Tiandi Peak, the rate accelerated a lot.

Now one year has passed, and the True Fire of Kurong in Zi Mansion has weakened to its limit, leaving only a wisp of blue and golden flames.

“After its prosperity and decline, it’s going to be a resurgence, right?”

Luo Chen thought this way.

But he didn't wait for the resurrection, he only waited for the sound of bells and drums.

The bell tolled, resounding throughout heaven and earth.

Nineteen drums sounded, and the peaks of heaven and earth opened.

An old and mellow voice reached Luo Chen's ears like spring breeze and drizzle, and reached the ears of everyone within tens of thousands of miles around Tiandi Peak.

"The peaks of heaven and earth are opened, and all cultivators gather together. The Alchemy Saint ascends, and the mountains and seas congratulate each other!"

Luo Chen took a deep breath and without any hesitation, he released a cleaning technique on himself and tied up his long hair with a wooden hairpin.

He stood up slowly, straightened his clothes that had no wrinkles, and then left the cave and flew towards the sea of ​​clouds square above.

Wherever he passed, spiritual energy rose and people jumped with joy.

As far as the eye can see, thousands of escaping lights are like tiny mayflies, converging towards the towering Heaven and Earth Peak.